A View From The Back Of The Room: Monster Magnet (Live Review By Debby Myatt...
Monster Magnet & Margarita Witch Cult, KK’s Steel Mill - 24.09.24There is something primeval and immortal about Monster Magnet (10). They seem to have been around forever, but only very...
View ArticleReviews: Blue Heron, Soul Asylum, Dead Sacraments, Half Me (Reviews By Rich...
Blue Heron - Everything Fades (Blues Funeral Recordings) [Rich Piva]Damn, that was heavy. That was my initial response when I listened to the new Blue Heron record, Everything Fades, for the first...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Cannibal Corpse (Live Review By Charlie...
Cannibal Corpse, Municipal Waste, Immolation, Schizophrenia, Bristol Beacon 25.09.24A surprisingly grand venue for such a wild tour package, it was my first time at the Bristol Beacon and I’m keen to...
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Review: Lowen By Matt Bladen
Lowen - Do Not Go To War With The Demons Mazandaran (Church Road Records/Laid Bare Recordings)Fucking Hell! I don't often swear so openly in this publication but the second studio album from London...
View ArticleReviews: Transport League, Mother Of Millions, The Native Howl, Ignominous...
Transport League - We Are Satan's People (Black Lodge Records)There's only a few bands who can throw in a snippet of both Sabotage (on the rollicking Grind You Down) and Daddy Cool into their songs,...
View ArticleReviews: Undeath, Hermano, Maul, Sinistro (Reviews By Mark Young & Rich Piva)
Undeath - More Insane (Prosthetic Records) [Mark Young]I had the pleasure of catching Undeath live at the Star and Garter in Manchester last year where a wholesome night of entertainment was had....
View ArticleReviews: 1349, Dark Divine, Infen, Devenial Verdict (Reviews By Rick...
1349 – The Wolf And The King (Season Of Mist) [Rick Eaglestone]Carved from the frozen Norwegian landscapes, black metal titans 1349 return with their cataclysmic new album The Wolf And The King.The...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Misery Loves Company (Live Review By Alex...
Misery Loves Company: RØRY, The Hunna, As December Falls, ALT BLK ERA, SWX Bristol 28.09.24Despite the proximity of Bristol to South Wales - My home and that of this blog, I am deeply unfamiliar with...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: High Parasite (Live Review By James Jackson)
High Parasite, Hollow Earth And Kill All The Gentlemen - Nightrain, Bradford 28.09.24It’s a two hour drive from my humble lodgings to Nightrain, Bradford, the location of tonight’s debut gig of High...
View ArticleReviews: Sugar Horse, High Reeper, Civil Service, Human Impact (Reviews By...
Sugar Horse - The Grand Scheme Of Things (Pelagic Records) [Matt Bladen]The heaviest thing to come out of Bristol since Brunel's transporter bridge, Sugar Horse return after numerous releases and tours...
View ArticleReviews: Bile Caster, Thrasherwolf, D.A.D, Texas Hippie Coalition (Reviews By...
Bile Caster - Writhing Between Birth And Death (Road To Masochist/Cursed Monk Records/Eggy Tapes) [Mark Young]Three songs. 30 minutes. New glasses.Bile Caster, by their own words are a 3-piece negative...
View ArticleReviews: Baby Schillaci, Bobbie Dazzle, Oneiros, Stains Of Amber (Reviews By...
Baby Schillaci - The Soundtrack (Self Released)I've seen the evolution of Baby Schillaci, named for Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci who recently passed away, they too cane a surprise the first time I saw...
View ArticleReviews: Temple Of Dread, KIbosh, Bicurious, Nasty Savage (Reviews By GC &...
Temple Of Dread - God Of The Godless (Testimony Records) [GC]Hailing from the North German Sea Island of Spiekeroog (Nope? me neither!) Temple Of Dread have released 4 albums, the last of which only...
View ArticleReviews: Tribe Of Ghosts, Andy Gillion, Sandveiss, Pyracanda (Reviews By Matt...
Tribe Of Ghosts – City (Self Released) [Matt Bladen]If D.I.Y was a genre then Brighton’s Tribe Of Ghosts would fall into it, having attempted to define what they wanted to be with live shows and...
View ArticleReviews: Allt, Fixation, Hell Is Other People, Bozoo (Reviews By Liam...
Allt – From The New World (Century Media Records) [Liam Williams]From The New World is the first full length album from Swedish progressive metalcore band Allt. This album is full of sick breakdowns,...
View ArticleReviews: Cemetery Skyline, Stöner, Dragony, Amputate (Reviews By James...
Cemetery Skyline - Nordic Gothic (Century Media) [James Jackson]I discovered Cemetery Skyline towards the end of July and at that time the band; a Goth Rock Supergroup, containing members of bands such...
View ArticleA View From The Fringe: Swansea Fringe (Overview By Liam Williams)
Swansea Fringe Festival, Various Venues, Swansea South Wales 2024 04/05.10.24This last weekend marked the 7th year of the Swansea Fringe Festival. A celebration of some of the finest music, comedy and...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The NWOCR III (Live Review By Debby Myatt &...
The NWOCR III Festival, KK’s Steel Mill Wolverhampton, 28-29.09.24 (Review by Debby Myatt/Photos by Tony Gaskin)Saturday The New Wave Of Classic Rock Festival at KK's Steel Mill in Wolverhampton...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Geoff Tate (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Geoff Tate & Kim Jennett, The Patti Pavilion Swansea, 04.10.24The continuing reinvention of the "pocket sized powerhouse"Kim Jennett (7) seems to have been very public over the last few years,...
View ArticleReviews: Blood Incantation, The Crown, Ad Infinitum, 10 Years (Reviews By...
Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere (Century Media) [Charlie Rogers]Incorporating more of their personal influences, rather being constrained to stick within one genre, Blood Incantation have opted...
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